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Buying Bitcoin With PayPal in Germany: What Really Works and What It Costs
PayPal runs no crypto service of its own in Germany, but it works as a deposit route at regulated exchanges. What the detour costs, which withdrawal hold follows it and why buyer protection does not apply here.
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Circle Lends Against Bitcoin via cirBTC: Why the Wrapper Can Cost You the German Holding Period
Circle launched loans against deposited bitcoin on September 21, 2026. In Germany, the detour through the cirBTC token is very likely a swap, and a swap restarts your one-year holding period.
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Gifting Bitcoin to Your Spouse: Allowance, Holding Period and the Report to the Tax Office
Thanks to a 500,000 euro allowance, a gift to a spouse is almost always free of gift tax, and it is not a disposal either. What matters is what travels with it: your purchase date, your purchase price and with them the state of the one-year holding period.
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Open Interest Climbs After the Short Squeeze: Why the Longs Are Paying Now
The short squeeze of September 21 wiped out $648 million in bearish bets, yet open interest rose instead of falling. A survey of our own across four exchanges shows the funding rate is positive on 24 of the 25 largest bitcoin perpetuals.
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Bitcoin ATM in Germany: Fees, BaFin Authorisation and Tax
Bitcoin ATMs stand in kiosks and shopping arcades, and buying there costs a multiple of the online route. What BaFin demands of the operator, at what amount your ID becomes due, and how you evidence the purchase for tax.
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The Cost Average Effect with Bitcoin: What Twelve Instalments Really Deliver
Twelve monthly instalments of 100 euros produced an average price of 66,472 euros and ran 33.6 percentage points ahead of the lump sum purchase on the same starting day. The calculation also shows when the savings plan is the worse route.
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